International Communication and Networking Skills (5 cr)

Objective

The student masters effective oral and written communication in various work and expert communication situations and can adapt their communication expression, as well as choose the appropriate communication style and channel according to the target group and situation. The student can act as a responsible member of a group and analyze their own and others' interaction competencies and teamwork skills. The student understands the significance of networking and internationality in working life and can develop their own professional expertise.

Content

- project planning, implementation, and evaluation or alternatively, identifying and making visible one's own professional expertise in appropriate networks
- effective written and oral expert communication
- teamwork and networking
- intercultural communication

Location and time

Ilta-opetusta keskiviikkoisin ajalla 18.1. - 15.3.2023
Huom! Poikkeusaikataulu viikolla 10 - alumnitapahtuman järjestäminen ke 8.3. klo 14 - 19.

Materials

Intercultural communication:

Gannon, M. J. and Pillai, R., 2010, Understanding Global Cultures. 4th ed. Chapter 1 [pdf] California, USA: Sage Publications. Available at: http://www.sagepub.com/upm-data/5241_Gannon_Chapter_1.pdf [Accessed 10 January 2012].

Gore, K., 2007, Networking Cultural Knowledge: An interactive and experiential strategy to apply intercultural communication in business. Porvoo, Finland: WSOY Oppimateriaalit. ISBN 978-951-0-30201-9

Hofstede, G., Hofstede G. J., and Minkov, M. 2010. Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind. Revised and Expanded 3rd Edition. McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 978-007-166418-9

Luthans, F. and Doh, J. 2012. International Management: Culture, Strategy, and Behavior. 8th Ed/International Edition. McGraw-Hill, NY. ISBN: 978-007-108657-8. (chapters 4-7; 12-14)

Projektihallinnan ja -osaamisen kirjallisuutta:

Kettunen, Sami 2009. Onnistu projektissa. WSOYpro, Helsinki.

Ruuska, Kai 1999. Projekti hallintaan. Gummerus, Jyväskylä.

Tapahtumajärjestäminen:

Catani, Johanna 2017. Onnistunut yritystapahtuma. Järjestäjän käsikirja. Alma Talent Pro, Helsinki.

Muukkonen, Anna & Putkonen, Emmi 2020. Virtuaalimaailmassa tapahtuu: Käsikirja VR-tapahtuman tuotantoon. OIVA-sarja. Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulu. https://www.theseus.fi/handle/10024/349397. Viitattu 11.1.2022.

Vallo, Helena & Häyrinen, Eija 2014 (tai uudempi painos). Tapahtuma on tilaisuus. Tapahtumamarkkinointi ja tapahtuman järjestäminen. 4. uudistettu painos. Tietosanoma, Helsinki.

Esiintymistaidot:

Koskimies, Riitta 2002. Asiantuntijan esiintymistaito. Onnistuneen esityksen kulmakivet. Finn Lectura, Helsinki.

Lammi, Outi 2015. Viesti ja vaikuta. Käsikirja presentaatioiden pitäjälle. Docendo, Jyväskylä.

Teaching methods

Luennot, yhteistoiminnallinen työskentely, asiantuntijatyöpajat ja tehtävät

Completion alternatives

Teema 1: Kansainvälinen tapahtuma 50 %
Teema 2: Kulttuurienvälinen viestintä -asiantuntijaesitys videona (englanniksi) 30 %
Teema 3: Oman osaamisen markkinointi (englanniksi) 20 %

Student workload

Lähiopetus 30 t
Tehtävät 50 t
Muu itsenäinen työskentely 50 t

Further information

Opintojaksoon kuuluu 2 opintopistettä englannin kieltä. Osa opetustunneista ja tehtävistä suoritetaan englanniksi.

Ke 8.3. (klo 14-17) Opiskelijaryhmä toteuttaa toimeksiantona Alumnitapahtumantapahtuman kampuksella tiloissa MMA101 ja MMC104. Tapahtuman jälkeen opiskelijaryhmä käy reflektiokeskustelun oivalluksistaan ja oppimisistaan.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student has achieved the course objectives fairly. The student will be able to identify, define and use the course subject area’s concepts and models. The student understands the criteria and principles of the expertise development.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student has achieved the course objectives well, even though the knowledge and skills need improvement on some areas. The student is able to define the course concepts and models and are able to justify the analysis. The student is able to apply his/her knowledge in leisure, study and work situations. The student understands the importance of expertise in the field of business and is able to analyze his/her own expertise.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student has achieved the objectives of the course with excellent marks. The student masters commendably the course subject area’s concepts and models. The student is able to make justified and fluent analysis and to present concrete development measures. The student is well prepared to apply his/her knowledge in leisure, study and work situations. The student is able to analyze the business sector expertise and the development of his/her own expertise.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student has achieved the course objectives fairly. The student will be able to identify, define and use the course subject area’s concepts and models. The student understands the criteria and principles of the expertise development.

Assessment methods and criteria

Teema 1: Projekti 80 %
• Projektisuunnitelma kirjallinen 20 %
• Projektisuunnitelman suullinen asiantuntijaesitys englanniksi 20 %
• Oppimisen reflektointikeskustelu 10 %
• Tapahtuman arviointi toimeksiantajan kanssa 10 %
• Projektityöskentelyn itse- ja vertaisarviointi 20 %

Teema 2: Kulttuuriälykäs bisnesviestijä ja verkostoitumistaidot (osaamisen näyttö) 20 % (englanninkielinen osuus)
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Qualifications

Business Communication, Business Communication in English and Work Society of the Future or equivalent competences

Objective

The student masters effective oral and written communication in various work and expert communication situations and can adapt their communication expression, as well as choose the appropriate communication style and channel according to the target group and situation. The student can act as a responsible member of a group and analyze their own and others' interaction competencies and teamwork skills. The student understands the significance of networking and internationality in working life and can develop their own professional expertise.

Content

- project planning, implementation, and evaluation or alternatively, identifying and making visible one's own professional expertise in appropriate networks
- effective written and oral expert communication
- teamwork and networking
- intercultural communication

Qualifications

Business Communication, Business Communication in English and Work Society of the Future or equivalent competences